FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams
TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
JB7’s Physician’s Choice Collagen Peptides
In September 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against JB7, LLC for allegedly deceptively marketing its Physician’s Choice Collagen Peptides as “the ultimate sports and post recovery protein” and that each serving of the product provides 12 percent of the Daily Value of protein when, according to the complaint, the Daily Value percentage for the product is zero because it is missing one of the nine essential amino acids (tryptophan) and thus is an “incomplete protein.” (McLaughlin et al v. JB7, LLC, Case No. 19-cv-23748, S. D. FL.)
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Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
Acting on TINA.org Complaint, FTC Busts Williams-Sonoma, Again
Following a complaint by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), Pottery Barn’s parent company Williams-Sonoma has agreed to pay more than $3 million for violating a 2020 FTC consent order requiring that…
How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”